Bhikhibev Patel

Death by Force

On October 25, 1983, in Gilmer, Texas, the bodies of 35-year-old Bhikhibev Patel, her three children—Jayaben Patel, age 9; Shila Patel, age 6; and Jayesh Patel, age 2—were discovered in their apartment at the Upshur House Motel. Each had died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

The Upshur House Motel was owned and operated by the Patel family, who resided on the premises. Bhikhibev Patel, a 35-year-old woman of Indian descent, managed the motel alongside her husband, Gandabhai Motib ...Read More